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(43) Date of publication: 10.02.2016 Bulletin 2016/06 (21) Application number: 14778240.3 (22) Date of filing: 01.04.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16H 25/20(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/032477 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/165479 (09.10.2014 Gazette 2014/41)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 03.04.2013 US 201361807754 P (71) Applicant: Thomson Industries Inc. Wood Dale, IL 60191 (US)	(72) Inventors: MAREK, James Huntington, NY 11743 (US) HENRYSSON, Rikard S-29159 Kristianstad (SE) (74) Representative: Thibon, Laurent  Cabinet Beaumont 1, rue Champollion 38000 Grenoble 38000 Grenoble (FR)